Oh , we have a squid.
Michael says that the common name is the cockatoo squid, which is much easier to say than the genus name...
... Megalocranchia. I don't know, maybe he's cranky.
Pilot, would this be possible for us to slurp?
Watch lead, just to confirm, you want me to attempt to grab this? Yeah, let's go ahead and give it a go. Copy.
So, we have a suction sampler, which I like to describe as being an underwater shop vac.
But, this allows us to more easily collect these midwater samples.
Okay. We're gonna go for a sample.
Okay. It went in the tube. Sample's in. There is goes.
That squid has made it into the suction sampler. Wow. Great job, pilot.
This is the first cruise that they've had the suction sampler.
He's so cool.
This is not something that we would be able to sample with our mechanical arm.
And we've also used it to sample some bottom samples because it allows them to be preserved in a little more whole state.
Isn't that awesome? Yeah, it is. Oh my gosh. It is so cute. It is so cute. Is that like -- what does it have inside of it? I don't know.